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Green light for driving lessons on motorways
Learner drivers will be able to have motorway lessons in order to improve road safety.
Department
for Transport
More seats for rail passengers as nearly £1 billion is invested in Midlands services
Better trains, services and stations for passengers travelling between the north-west, the Midlands and London.
Changes to UK aviation security
Large phones, laptops and tablets now allowed in the cabin on some flights to the UK from Turkey.
Councils share £75 million for major road improvements
Council given funding for road user schemes that will make a real difference.
Lifeboat charities to receive £1 million grant boost
Lifeboat charities encouraged to bid for part of £1 million support fund.
Vans to go greener and cleaner under new plans
Changes will allow drivers to drive heavier vans if powered by low emission technology.
Latest
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Drivers' hours: rules and guidance
- updated
- Collection
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DfT: spending over £25,000, May 2017
- published
- Transparency data
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Temporary relaxation of the EU drivers’ hours rules: transport of pigs from Scotland to abattoirs in England
- published
- Guidance
What we do
We work with our agencies and partners to support the transport network that helps the UK’s businesses and gets people and goods travelling around the country. We plan and invest in transport infrastructure to keep the UK on the move.
DfT is a ministerial department, supported by 19 agencies and public bodies.
Documents
Our announcements
Our consultations
Our publications
Our statistics
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Search and rescue helicopter statistics: April to June 2017
- Official Statistics
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Vehicle licensing statistics: June 2017
- National Statistics
Our ministers
Our management
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Bernadette Kelly CB
Permanent Secretary
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David Prout
Director General High Speed 2 Group
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Lucy Chadwick
Director General International, Security and Environment Group
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Nick Joyce
Acting Director General Rail Group
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Jonathan Moor CBE FCA
Director General Resources and Strategy Group
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Tricia Hayes
Director General for Roads, Devolution and Motoring Group
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Nick Olley
General Counsel
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Professor Phil Blythe CEng FIET
DfT Chief Scientific Adviser
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Ed Smith CBE, FCA, CPFA, Hon DUniv, Hon LLDs
Lead non-executive director, DfT
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Richard Brown CBE
Non-executive board member, DfT
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Tony Poulter
Non-executive board member, DfT
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Mary Reilly
Non-executive board member, DfT
Contact DfT
Office address and general enquiries
Department for Transport
Great Minster House
33 Horseferry Road
London
SW1P 4DR
Contact form https://forms.dft.gov....
Switchboard 0300 330 3000
We aim to respond within 20 working days.
We may send your personal data to other transport organisations if they are best placed to answer your inquiry.
Media enquiries
Media enquiries: Newsdesk (Monday to Friday, 8am to 7pm)
020 7944 3021
Urgent media enquiries out of hours
020 7944 4292
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If you're not a member of the media, please use the switchboard line
0300 330 3000
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